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. 2012 Nov 30;7(11):e50670. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050670

Table 3. Clinical symptoms and pre-existing diseases in study participants.

Symptom/pre-existing disease Seasonal influenza A virusA+B−, pdm−(n = 46) Seasonal influenza B virusA−B+, pdm−(n = 19) H1N1pdmA+B−, pdm+(n = 196) Possible H1N1pdmA−B−, pdm+(n = 12) Positive seasonalA/B and H1N1pdm(n = 273) NegativeA−B−, pdm−(n = 269)
Fever 44 (95.7%) 18 (94.7%) 196 (100%) 12 (100%) 270 (98.9%) 264 (98.1%)
Upper respiratoryinflammation 33 (71.7%) 8 (42.1%) 99 (50.5%) 5 (41.7%) 145 (53.1%) 119 (44.2%)
Lower respiratory Pneumonia 2 (4.3%) 1 (5.3%) 20 (10.2%) 1 (8.3%) 24 (8.8%) 17 (6.3%)
inflammation Asthma 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.5%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%) 0 (0%)
Cough Wet 15 (32.6%) 6 (31.6%) 57 (29.1%) 3 (25.0%) 81 (29.7%) 42 (15.6%)
Dry 13 (28.3%) 4 (21.1%) 75 (38.3%) 4 (33.3%) 96 (35.2%) 35 (13.0%)
Arthritis 22 (47.8%) 5 (26.3%) 100 (51.0%) 5 (41.7%) 132 (48.4%) 117 (43.5%)
Muscular pain 11 (23.9%) 3 (15.8%) 58 (29.6%) 2 (16.7%) 74 (27.1%) 51 (19.0%)
Diarrhea 4 (8.7%) 1 (5.3%) 2 (1.0%) 0 (0%) 7 (2.6%) 13 (4.8%)
Vomiting or nausea 2 (4.3%) 1 (5.3%) 9 (4.6%) 1 (8.3%) 13 (4.8%) 16 (5.9%)
Malaise 6 (13.0%) 2 (10.5%) 17 (8.7%) 5 (41.7%) 30 (11.0%) 44 (16.4%)
Pharynx pain 1 (2.2%) 0 (0%) 9 (4.6%) 0 (0%) 10 (3.7%) 62 (23.0%)
Abdominal pain 1 (2.2%) 0 (0%) 2 (1.0%) 0 (0%) 3 (1.1%) 5 (1.9%)
Headache 3 (6.5%) 1 (5.3%) 24 (12.2%) 0 (0%) 28 (10.3%) 21 (7.8%)
Nasal discharge 1 (2.2%) 0 (0%) 11 (5.6%) 0 (0%) 12 (4.4%) 12 (4.5%)
Hypertension 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (1.0%) 1 (8.3%) 3 (1.1%) 7 (2.6%)
Diabetes 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.5%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%)
Asthma 2 (4.3%) 0 (0%) 5 (2.6%) 0 (0%) 7 (2.6%) 2 (0.7%)
Renal disease 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%)
Dialysis 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Allergy 0 (0%) 1 (5.3%) 3 (1.5%) 0 (0%) 4 (1.5%) 2 (0.7%)
Pregnancy 1 (2.2%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%) 0 (0%)